This blog is for the posting of Vintage Recipes. I have inherited recipes from both my grandmothers, mother, aunts, etc over the years. I am also a cookbook collector with several old cookbooks in my possession. My goal here is to share with you older recipes that have been lost to many. I hope you will enjoy my blogs and some old memories will be revived by some of the recipes. Note:To save the vintage value of these recipes, I make no changes. You see the original recipe as written.

Monday, July 22, 2013

Here is another of the old recipe clippings from my late mother's recipe shoebox. This clipping doesn't have a date but it is easy to realize how old it is. This was printed while Jimmy Carter was the Democratic Presidential Nominee! Click on the picture for enlargement and easier reading.

Saturday, July 20, 2013

How long has it been since you heard the term "Ice Box"? I can still vaguely remember going into town with my family and picking up the big ice blocks and watching Dad bring them home and carry them into the house with big ice tongs. There was a door at the bottom of the ice box where he put them. Can you imagine how inconvenienced we would feel today if we had to do that?

This is another recipe from my Marshall Township 1955 recipe book. This recipe was submitted by Mrs. Don Fish. Don was a local farmer and school bus driver whose children attended our school. I can remember him allowing us to have class parties at his farm and he would take us on hayrides in the Fall.

Crumble yeast cake in bowl, add water, sugar, salt. Add 1/2 of the flour, then the melted fat. Add rest of flour. Mold into loaf and let raise until twice its size. Push down and put in ice box. Use as desired. Make into rolls and let stand 3-4 hours. Bake 20 minutes at 420 degrees.

(I wonder if it was really 420 degrees or if that is a misprint and it was 425 degrees?)

Monday, July 15, 2013

Are you old enough to remember these calendars? I remember my grandpa did everything according to the Farmer's Almanac and he lived by these calendars. I was going through some old recipe clippings when I turned the recipe over and found this. Brought back lots of memories!

Tuesday, July 9, 2013

This isn't a recipe but something I came across worth sharing. This is an ad from the local newspaper in the town where I was born and grew up. We were so excited when the Satellite opened and we had an actual "fast food" place in town. This ad is from the mid 1960s. Imagine buying a ten cent hamburger today!

Mix the brown sugar, butter, syrup, and salt together. Boil 5 minutes. Add the soda and cream of tartar; mix well and pour over the popped corn and nuts, if using.

Bake in a large roaster pan in a 200 - 250 degree oven for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Stir every 15 minutes during baking time. Spread out and cool on waxed paper on cabinet top. Seal in airtight container.

Thursday, July 4, 2013

I love it when I come across old recipes in my mom's handwriting. Today I came across this recipe she had written on the back side of a sheet of notebook paper. It is especially meaningful to me today since she passed away ten years ago today.

Mix the chopped onion, water, mustard, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, vinegar, brown sugar,and flour until well blended. Pour the sauce over the ribs and simmer until the ribs are tender and the sauce is thickened.